I Can See Your Combat Power - Chapter 203

Chapter 203: Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Nine: Youth

Translator: 549690339

From the time he returned to the Martial Hall, the boy hasn’t seen Tang Luo again. He had so many questions he wanted to ask, and his mind was filled with thoughts of Tang Luo’s return during the daily training, which was why he couldn’t concentrate.

Noticing the boy’s preoccupied state, Tang Zheng pulled Tang Xing aside during a rest period and asked with concern, “What’s bothering you?” With a crestfallen expression, Tang Xing sat on the ground and glanced at Tang Zheng, saying, “Nothing, but do address me as captain!”

Although they had agreed that whoever breaks through the Mortal Realm first would be the team captain, the star holding boy did not believe that he would lose. He had been calling himself the captain after reaching the peak of Mortal Realm.

“Captain, my foot! You are just a bit ahead in practicing the Warrior’s Finger technique because you have the light of a genius on your side. If you don’t make progress, you’ll regret it!” said Tang Zheng angrily. Ever since this guy had learnt the Warrior’s Finger technique, he suddenly became the top Mortal Realm expert at the First Cultivation Ground. Everyone used to envy him a bit because he has a skillful elder brother. But after Tang Bin tells everyone can practice, then it wouldn’t be a big advantage.

Within a short span of a month, Tang Peng, Tang Xin, Tang Hong, and Tang Fengran from the First Cultivation Ground managed to merge three fingers into one technique. Even he slowly grasped the knack of executing the three-finger technique. Yet this guy, who was the first to practice, did not make any progress. Instead, he was often downcast these days. Tang Zheng thought he was homesick, but after returning from home, he still remained the same. Therefore, he decided to have a heart-to-heart chat with him but the conversation only ended up irritating him.

This kid is so annoying! Tang Zheng thought to himself.

Tang Xing grimaced, stating listlessly, “If I don’t progress, then so be it. My elder brother said he has a secret method for me when I reach the Mortal Realm. I’ll just use that.”

Experience with a genius elder brother was actually quite disheartening. No matter how hard you strive, you always feel like you are chasing an unreachable figure. When he was still amazed by the power of the Warrior’s Finger technique, Tang Luo had told him that once he reached the Mortal Realm, a new set of methods would make the Warrior’s Finger technique obsolete.

And once he got the star, Tang Xing quickly broke through to the peak of Mortal Realm, feeling that his breakthrough wasn’t far. So naturally, he didn’t have the interest to make any further progress with the Warrior’s Finger technique.

But all Tang Zheng felt was a sudden choke and an upwelling sense of helplessness. The gap between a mortal and a genius is so vast.

He had witnessed Tang Luo widening the gap with everyone else swiftly, leaping grade after grade. He remembers when Tang Luo first entered the First Cultivation Ground, even standing in the first row would cause controversy But now after two years, the title has changed from Tang Luo to Instructor Tang, and now even with the esteemed title of old Tang. They were all roughly the same age group, but the hierarchy changed completely.

But you shouldn’t be down in the dumps because you have such a great elder brother. Seeing Tang Xing’s listless appearance, Tang Zheng was furious, saying, “Look at yourself. Your mind is in a haze all day, and you’re constantly distracted. How do you expect others to see you?”

The crestfallen Tang Xing bowed his head. Tang Zheng thought his talking had effect and his heart lightened up. Then he heard the young boy sigh, stating in a dejected tone, “Whoever dislikes me, I will beat them up. After being beaten a few times, they’ll get used to it. They’ll even dream about it.”

Recalling the encounter and the changes with Tang Zhen, the young boy passionately stated what he considered as a flawless logic.

As a teammate who had seen the boy growing up, Tang Zheng immediately realized why the boy was feeling down. He was stupefied for a moment, then sat beside the young boy with a grin on his face, hooking an arm around his neck.

“Hey hey hey!” Tang Zheng began with a chuckle, “You… do you fancy Tang Zhen?” &

“Bang!”

The young boy shot up to his feet with a jump, knocking the unguarded Tang Zheng over. His face was glowing red as he pointed his finger at Tang Zheng and shouted, “Who would like her? If you say it again, I will beat you up!” Tang Zheng, unfazed by the threat, rolled over and sat up. With a glance at the young boy’s flushed face, he knew he had hit the target. So he cleared his throat and said, “There’s no need to be shy, okay? If you don’t, then you don’t. Come- sit down. Ah! No talking about Tang Zhen, come and sit- sit down.” The young boy eyed Tang Zheng suspiciously before cautiously settling down on the other side, maintaining a two-meter distance.

Tang Zheng looked at the young boy’s wary posture and chuckled, “Did you dream of Tang Zhen?”

The instant these words were spoken, the young boy stood up, furious, pointing a finger at Tang Zheng and retorting, “Didn’t you promise not to talk about it? You’re such a lying jerk!”

“What’s wrong with dreaming of her? I even dreamt of Tang Fengran!” Tang Zheng dismissed the boy’s indignation, waving his hand.

Upon hearing this, the young boy froze, as if he had found an ally. He hesitatingly sat back down and softly asked, “And… what did you dream about?”

Tang Zheng looked at Tang Xing and didn’t answer, but just chuckled merrily. Seeing his expression, the little boy’s face flushed red in an instant, and he resentfully exclaimed, ‘What’s so funny if you’re not going to say anything!” Tang Zheng didn’t get up; he just moved over to the little boy like a big sloth, hooked one arm around his neck, and cackled again, “What else could you possibly dream of? Fighting bare-assed!”

“Buzz off!” The little boy’s face turned beet red and he angrily pushed Tang Zheng away, calling him “disgusting” and “dirty”.

Tang Zheng wasn’t bothered at all. He said, “What’s the big deal? I haven’t dreamed about her in ages!”

The little boy asked excitedly, “How did you do that?”

Sharing his secret with a mystery-filled smirk, Tang Zheng leaned in to whisper in the little boy’s ear. Tang Xing forcefully suppressed his discomfort and fixated his head to listen to Tang Zheng’s secret. His eyes were wide with surprise.

By dusk,

Asura Martial Arts Hall had turned into a real killing field.

Some bull-headed warriors thought that Cao Yi was only killed instantly because his flaws were seen through.

So, they were quite confident. They couldn’t think of any flaws in their own martial skills and mounted the arena with utmost confidence.

Only when they faced Master Xu’s pervasive sword energy did they realize – their weakness was their greatest flaw.

The Breaking Mortality moves they prided in, faced with the endless inherent bodyless sword energy, seemed so feeble. Moreover, their self-acclaimed formidable bodies became like wooden boards against the Spiritual Sword – entirely helpless.

Just a day later, twenty-three mortal realm corpses neatly lined up by the side of the arena.

The entire arena was soaked in blood, rendering it a dark red hue. Yet Master Xu’s white garments remained spotless.

He stood with his hands clasped behind his back, asking the entire audience again: “Anyone up for a one-on-one duel?”

There was no response. Among the tens of thousands present, only silence ensued.

“If there are no challengers, we’ll call it a day. Tomorrow morning, I’ll be back here, awaiting your esteemed presence,” Master Xu announced, bowing towards the silent spectators and declaring the end of the second day’s challenge.

Watching the swordsman in white gently walk away, discussions only started to echo once again.

They all knew that the disciples of the Holy Land were extraordinary, but they never imagined that the gap could be so vast – so much that warriors of the same realm were utterly crushed by him.

As Master Xu had stated, it was common sense to team up against him for a balanced fight. Still, choosing this way would mean the Xiling warriors admitting their incompetence, winning solely on numbers. And, what if they still lost in a group fight?

Therefore, they hesitated to take such a gamble. Not only were they representing themselves, but also the face of Xiling. Among those present today were most of the prominent Xiling families, who were helpless against young master Xu. Their only recourse was to seek the help of more powerful clans.

-Let’s go to the Xiao family!” Feng Liang Gong said solemnly to the group of clan heads sitting around him.

Ever since Li Shao Yuan took their token of faith, there had been no news of him. So, this time, he planned to take advantage of the arena to go to the Xiao family not only to ask them to stand up for Xiling but also to confront them about the promise they had made to seek justice for them..